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(A) Installation procedure. In making excavations in streets, alleys or sidewalks for the purpose of installing pipe or making repairs, the paving, stones and earth must be removed and deposited in a manner that will occasion the least inconvenience to the public and provide for adequate drainage. No person shall leave an excavation made in the street, alley or sidewalk open at any time without a barricade, and during the night, warning lights. After service pipes are laid, the streets, alleys and sidewalks shall be restored to good condition. If the excavation in any street, alley or sidewalk is left open or unfinished for a period of 24 hours or more, the Utilities Superintendent shall have the duty to finish or correct the work, and all expenses so incurred shall be charged to the consumer. All installations or repairs of pipes require two inspections by the Utilities Superintendent. The first inspection shall be made when connections or repairs are completed and before the pipes are covered. The second inspection shall be made after the dirt work is completed and the service is restored. It is the customer’s responsibility to notify the Superintendent at the time the work is ready for each inspection. All installation shall be done under the supervision and strictly in accordance with the rules, regulations and specifications prescribed for such installation by the Utilities Superintendent; provided, that said rules, regulations and specifications have been reviewed and approved by the governing body.
(Prior Code, § 3-106)
(B) Expense.
(1) The municipality shall pay the cost of tapping the main and installing the meter. No person other than the Utilities Superintendent or his or her duly authorized agent shall tap the water main. The customer shall pay a tap fee as follows.
4" saddle with 1" corporation (corp.) | $150 |
4" saddle with 1.5" corp | $200 |
4" saddle with 2" corp | $250 |
6" saddle with 1" corp. | $150 |
6" saddle with 1.5" corp | $200 |
6" saddle with 2" corp | $250 |
For all larger sizes of saddle or larger sizes of corporation, the fee shall be $125 per corporation inch | |
(2) The customer shall at his or her own expense bring water service from the main and upon his or her own premises and shall employ a licensed plumber who shall install water service to the place of disbursement. The customer shall supply and pay for the installation of the supply pipe, service pipe and the curb stop. The extension of commercial mains into territory within the corporate limits which is not supplied with water service may be made by means of water extension districts.
(Prior Code, § 3-107)
(Ord. 685, passed 12-6-1994; Ord. 792, passed 12-8-1999; Ord. 921, passed 10-11-2016)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
(A) Any pipe, solders or flux used in the installation or repair of any residential or nonresidential facility which is connected to the public water supply system shall be lead free.
(B) For the purpose of this section, LEAD FREE shall mean:
(1) Solders and flux: not more than 0.2% lead; and
(2) Pipe and pipe fittings: not more than 8% lead.
(Prior Code, § 3-127) (Ord. 534, passed 6-7-1988)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 71-5301
(A) The customer shall repair or replace, as the case may be, all supply pipe between the commercial main to the place of disbursement. The municipality shall repair or replace, as the case may be, all incorporations between supply pipes and commercial mains. When leaks occur in service pipes, the Utilities Superintendent shall shut off water service until the leak is repaired at the expense of the customer to the satisfaction of the Utilities Superintendent. All water meters shall be kept in repair by the municipality at the expense of the municipality. When meters are worn out, they shall be replaced and reset by the municipality at the expense of the municipality; provided, that if the customer permits or allows a water meter to be damaged, injured or destroyed through his or her own recklessness, carelessness or neglect so that the meter must be repaired or replaced, the Utilities Superintendent shall bill and collect from the customer the cost of such meter repair or replacement in the same manner as water rent is collected. Permitting a water meter to be damaged or destroyed by freezing shall always be considered negligence on the part of the customer.
(B) All meters shall be tested at the customer’s request at the expense of the customer any reasonable number of times; provided, that if the test shows the water meter to be running 2% or more fast, the expense of such test shall be borne by the municipality. The municipality reserves the right to test any water service meter at any time and, if said meter is found to be beyond repair the municipality, shall always have the right to place a new meter on the customer’s water service fixtures at municipal expense. Should a consumer’s meter fail to register properly, the customer shall be charged for water during the time the meter is out of repair on the basis of the monthly consumption during the same month of the preceding year; provided, that if no such basis for comparison exists, the customer shall be charged such amount as may be reasonably fixed by the Utilities Superintendent. It shall be unlawful for any person to tamper with any water meter, or by any means or device to divert water from the service pipe so that the same shall not pass through said meter, or, while passing through said meter, to cause the same to register inaccurately.
(Prior Code, § 3-108) (Ord. 512, passed 3-3-1987; Ord. 554, passed 2-7-1989) Penalty, see § 10.99
It is hereby declared unlawful for any person to tamper with any water meter or by means of any contrivance or device to divert the water from the service pipe so that the same will not pass through said meter or while passing through said meter to cause the same to register inaccurately. It is further declared unlawful for any person to install plumbing in connection with the dealing in or selling of plumbing material or supplies within the corporate limits of the city unless such plumbing or water service shall be installed in accordance with the provisions of the Plumbing Code as adopted in § 150.066.
(Prior Code, § 3-122) Penalty, see § 10.99
(A) No consumer shall supply water to other families, or allow them to take water from his or her premises, nor after water is supplied into a building shall any person make or employ a plumber or other person to make a tap or connection with the pipe upon the premises for alteration, extension or attachment without the written permission of the Utilities Superintendent.
(B) It shall further be unlawful for any person to tamper with any water meter or by means of any contrivance or device to divert the water from the service pipe so that the water will not pass through the meter or while passing through said meter to cause the meter to register inaccurately.
(Prior Code, § 3-111) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
The governing body or the Utilities Superintendent may order a reduction in the use of water or shut off the water on any premises in the event of a water shortage due to fire or other good and sufficient cause. The municipality shall not be liable for any damages caused by shutting off the supply of water of any consumer while the system or any part thereof is undergoing repairs or when there is a shortage of water due to circumstances over which the municipality has no control.
(Prior Code, § 3-112)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
All hydrants for the purpose of extinguishing fires are hereby declared to be public hydrants, and it shall be unlawful for any person other than members of the Municipal Fire Department under the orders of the Fire Chief, or the Assistant Fire Chief, or members of the Water Department to open or attempt to open any of the hydrants and draw water from the same, or in any manner to interfere with the hydrants.
(Prior Code, § 3-113) Penalty, see § 10.99
It shall be unlawful for any person to pollute or attempt to pollute any stream or source of water for the supply of the Municipal Water Department.
(Prior Code, § 3-114) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-536
The Utilities Superintendent, or his or her duly authorized agents, shall have free access, at any reasonable time, to all parts of each premises and building to, or in which, water is delivered for the purpose of examining the pipes, fixtures and other portions of the system to ascertain whether there is any disrepair or unnecessary waste of water.
(Prior Code, § 3-117)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 17-537
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